Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 32GB vs Huawei P9 64GB

Comparing the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 32GB vs Huawei P9 64GB across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and expert reviews to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Huawei P9 64GB runs at a higher processing speed of 2.5 GHz, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 32GB runs at 1.8 GHz, making Huawei P9 64GB the better performer.

Display: Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 32GB offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while Huawei P9 64GB offers 5.2 inches, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 32GB the larger display of the two. Both Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 32GB and Huawei P9 64GB feature the same IPS LCD display.

Rear Camera: Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 32GB offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while Huawei P9 64GB offers 12 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 32GB better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Huawei P9 64GB offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 32GB offers 5 MP, making Huawei P9 64GB better for front camera photography.

Battery: Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 32GB offers a higher battery capacity with 4050 mAh, while Huawei P9 64GB offers 3000 mAh, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 32GB better for longer battery life.

Storage: Huawei P9 64GB offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 32GB offers 32 GB, making Huawei P9 64GB the better option for storage.

Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 32GB and Huawei P9 64GB equally at 8.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 32GB

₹8,599

(Out of Stock)

Huawei P9 64GB

₹68,071

(Discontinued)

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Summary

Spec Score

70%

73%

Release Date

09 Mar, 2016

23 Aug, 2016

Performance


Snapdragon 650	HiSilicon Kirin
Hexa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)
3 GB RAM	4 GB RAM

Display


5.5 inches (13.97 cm)	5.2 inches (13.21 cm)
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)	1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera


16 MP Primary Camera	12 MP Primary Camera
N/A	12 MP Camera

Front Camera


5 MP	8 MP

Battery


4050 mAh	3000 mAh
N/A	Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB	64 GB
eMMC 4.5	N/A

Expert Review

8.0/10

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8.0/10

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Pros

Premium metal build
Responsive fingerprint sensor
Great battery life
Smooth performance

Outstanding cameras
Decent performance
Sleek build quality

Cons

Boring design
Hybrid dual-SIM vs dedicated dual-SIM
Average cameras
Still runs Android Lollipop

Average battery life
No OIS or 4K video recording
Expensive

User Ratings

4.2/5

(198,832 ratings)

N/A

Video

21 More Videos

1 Video

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Mar 09, 2016

(Official)

N/A

Operating System

Android v5.1 (Lollipop)

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)

Custom UI

MIUI

EMUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg

Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 MSM8956

HiSilicon Kirin 955

Processor

Hexa Core

1.8 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A72 1.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Octa core

2.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A72 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

28 nm

N/A

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 510

Mali-T880 MP4

RAM

2 GB / 3 GB

3 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3

N/A

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)

5.2 inches (13.21 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Aspect Ratio

16:9

N/A

Pixel Density

401 ppi

424 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

72.98 %

72.34 %

Screen Protection

Yes	Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Design

Height

150 mm

145 mm

Width

76 mm

70.9 mm

Thickness

8.6 mm

6.9 mm

Weight

164 grams

144 grams

Build Material

Back: Aluminium

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0CMOS image sensor

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2Back-illuminated sensor BSI

N/A

12 MP

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Laser autofocus

OIS

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 Pixels

4000 x 3000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @120 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good

Very Good

Resolution

5 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraPureCel

8 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

Autofocus

Flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

4050 mAh

3000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

TalkTime

N/A	Up to 18 Hours(3G) / Up to 33 Hours(2G)

Quick Charging

N/A	Yes Fast Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB / 32 GB

32 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 4.5

N/A

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB

Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes

N/A

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

N/A	4G Speed: 50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)

SIM 2

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

N/A

SAR Value

Head: 1.256 W/kg Body: 1.102 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1

Yes v4.2

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope